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Fifty-two thousand citizens are registered to vote in Orange County yet in the countywide port election, with five candidates vying for two seats, only 4,832 votes were cast. In the Bridge City, City election, only 440 votes were cast. In the School board only 598. The City of Orange mayor’s race drew only 1,187 votes. All of the above are very important enities.  The total is a small percentage of qualified citizens, showing a dangerous lack of interest in local government. *****Apparently persistence matters. Carrol Holt, 83, was elected to the port commission on his third try. It’s my opinion that of all the candidates running, Carrol, the eldest, worked harder than all. He didn’t leave a stone unturned from the Sabine River to the Neches River. He walked many streets and knocked on plenty of doors, plus, no one has attended more port meetings as a citizen. He really has a life filled with accomplishments going back to being a driving force in bringing a college to Orange. He’s donated his life to volunteering for important causes. This good man even makes his own vanilla from beans. *****I met port candidate Walter Mullens after the election. A longshoreman, he had previously served on the port board back in the Wickersham days. A great guy from the Cove, he’s still is relatively young, strong and knowledgeable. *****Our buddy Keith Wallace found out how light voter turnout can be scary to an incumbent. A 49 vote win is not a landslide; however Dr. Miller ran a good race. *****Congratulations to other winners, Larry Spears, Jr., Orange mayor. I recall his dad and was a friend of his grand dad, Johnny Spears.*****Lucy Fields was reelected to Bridge City council; Patty Collins, a youngster raised in our neighborhood, was elected to Bridge City school board. We must encourage more citizens to participate in future elections.*****Well, I’d best move on. I invite you to come along; I promise it won’t do you no harm.CONDOLENCESWe were sorry to learn about the death of Rober...

Services were held Saturday, May 12, at St. Mary’s Nativity Catholic Church. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated with burial following in the church cemetery.Wilfred is survived by his wife, Ann Martin; children, Melinda Martin Adams (Robert Jr.), Scotty Martin (Leigh) and Jason Martin (Jennifer); six grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Hannah Adams, Ross and Rebecca Martin and Madison and Matthew Martin; brother, Terry Martin, Sr. and sister, Carolyn Folse.He was preceded in death by his parents, Wilfred J. Martin Sr. and Alica Adams Martin and father-in-law and mother-in-law, Cabe and Pearl Butler.Falgout Funeral Home was entrusted with arrangements. Related Posts...